Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Turkey

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1858
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